Goldenrod Land Speed Race Car, circa 1965
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Race cars run on money. California hot rodders Bob and Bill Summers needed corporate sponsors to build Goldenrod, their four-engine streamlined land speed racer. Mobil Oil provided fuel, lubricants, and partial funding for the car. In return, Mobil received considerable publicity when Goldenrod averaged 409.277 miles per hour in November 1965, setting a new record for a wheel-driven car.
Race cars run on money. California hot rodders Bob and Bill Summers needed corporate sponsors to build Goldenrod, their four-engine streamlined land speed racer. Mobil Oil provided fuel, lubricants, and partial funding for the car. In return, Mobil received considerable publicity when Goldenrod averaged 409.277 miles per hour in November 1965, setting a new record for a wheel-driven car.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1965
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.124.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert C. Post
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.0 in
Width: 7.0 in
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